Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Madagascar
Madagascar: Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care was 96.1% in 2016. ▬ Flat
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Madagascar, 2003–2016
Source: Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School. Measured in % of people at risk.
Analysis
The most recent figure for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Madagascar is 96.1%, measured in 2016.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Madagascar peaked at 97.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 95.2%, in 2008.
Madagascar ranks 4th of 134 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of people at risk | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 97.4% | — |
| 2004 | 96.5% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 97.0% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 95.3% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 95.6% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 95.2% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 95.8% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 96.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 97.3% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 96.3% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 95.8% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 96.4% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 96.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 96.1% | -0.2% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 96.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 83.7%, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 96.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.3%, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.1% | 95.2% | 97.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 96.4% | 95.8% | 97.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 1 Burundi 100.0% compare
- 1 Côte d'Ivoire 100.0% compare
- 3 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 98.0% compare
- 5 Niger 96.0% compare
- 6 Papua New Guinea 95.8% compare
- 7 Sierra Leone 93.4% compare
More health data for Madagascar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 920.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,569 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 63 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Madagascar?
- Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care in Madagascar was 96.1% in 2016, according to Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School.
- What is the highest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.2% in 2008.
- How does Madagascar rank for risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care?
- Madagascar ranks 4th out of 134 countries with data for 2016.
- Is risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC), Harvard Medical School, published as part of Risk of impoverishing expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The proportion of population at risk of impoverishing expenditure when surgical care is required. Impoverishing expenditure is defined as direct out of pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care which drive people below a poverty threshold (using a threshold of $2.15 PPP/day).